Wow, isn’t that just a beautiful clip? There’s a certain majesty that surrounds horse racing. – Strong, majestic horses giving their all for the thrill of the win.
This morning we continue our summer blockbuster series, but we are shifting movies from The Chronicles of Naria: Voyage of the Dawn Treader to Secretariat – the movie that tells the real life story behind the last horse to win the triple crown of horse racing – the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont. Here’s a quick overview of the film – Penny, our movie’s heroine, takes over the operation of her family’s horse farm after her father becomes unable to take care of the business. Through a stroke of luck and wise choices she comes to own a young foal named Secretariat, whom she nick names “Big Red” and, through a series of tough times and challenges, she manages to save her family farm by leading Secretariat to win the prize of all prizes in horse racing, the triple crown.
The whole thing reminds me of another race that Paul mentions in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Continue reading

